Tag: WAKE
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Wake – Sowing the Seeds of a Worthless Tomorrow
Writing about grindcore almost demands violent language: churn, blast, crush, ad nauseam. Descriptions follow a tried-and-tired vocabulary. You could fit Sowing the Seeds of a Worthless Tomorrow, the third full-length from Calgary grinders Wake, into that familiar mold. It would easily fit in some ways, but it wouldn’t exactly be accurate. I’m hedging against those…
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Ride the dragon to the Sled Island…
Sled Island, a four-day, multi-venue fest, has been Calgary’s answer to NXNE since 2007. Seeing as the actual NXNE takes place the week beforehand, I’ve never had much interest in a lineup that often features many of the same bands as the Toronto event. But this year, while my initial impressions of the NXNE lineup…
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Noisear – Subvert the Dominant Paradigm
Overall, Noisear is an obvious fit for the Relapse roster that has released a fine grind album.
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TOP CANADIAN ALBUMS OF 2010 – Individual Top 5s
ADRIEN BEGRAND 1. Weapon – From the Devil’s Tomb (Ajna Offensive) 2. Mares of Thrace – The Moulting (Arctodus) 3. Bison BC – Dark Ages (Metal Blade) 4. Blood Revolt – Indoctrine (Profound Lore) 5. Kataklysm – Heaven’s Venom (Nuclear Blast) 6. Neige et Noirceur – Les Seigneurie Des Loups (Sepulchral) 7. Evil Survives –…